Baby sleep gripe water recalled after FDA finds undeclared alcohol
One lot of Babies' Magic Tea Baby Sleep Gripe Water is being recalled after FDA testing found ethanol, methanol and isopropanol not listed on the label. The 4-ounce bottle was sold online, including on Amazon. Ethanol made up 8.3% of the liquid, and parents should stop using lot 25122bw.
A gripe water sold to soothe babies is being recalled because it contains alcohol that was not on the label. Pacific Health Sciences of Los Angeles County, California, is recalling one lot of Babies' Magic Tea Baby Sleep Gripe Water, according to its notice posted by the FDA.
FDA testing found 8.3% ethanol, 0.35% methanol and 0.48% isopropanol, Food Poisoning Bulletin reported. Ethanol is drinking alcohol. The company said the risk depends on how much a baby takes and the baby's age and weight.
Here is how to spot it. The product comes in a 4-ounce amber bottle inside a blue cardboard box. The lot number is 25122bw, and the best-before date is 12/2028. No photo was included with the recall notice.
The gripe water was sold through Secrets of Tea, on its website and through online stores including Amazon.
No illnesses had been reported to the company as of the notice.
What should parents do? Stop giving it to your child right away. You can throw the bottle out after double-bagging it in a trash can with a tight lid, or contact the online seller for a refund. If your child has any symptoms after using it, get medical care, Food Poisoning Bulletin advised.
The recall lands in a busy week for supplement warnings. The FDA also posted a recall of a preworkout powder found to contain DMAA, a stimulant linked to heart risks.
Parents who are unsure about a product can check the FDA's recall list, which posts company notices as they are filed.
What we know: One lot is recalled after FDA tests found three undeclared alcohols.
What we don't: How many bottles from the lot were sold.
Where outlets agree The FDA-posted notice and Food Poisoning Bulletin both identify lot 25122bw, best before 12/2028, with 8.3% ethanol, 0.35% methanol and 0.48% isopropanol.
Where they differ The notice says the danger depends on a baby's age, weight and dose, and it does not say how many bottles were sold.